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Fall Reading List
When I was a kid, it was impossible to keep me in books. I read constantly. My mom would take books away as a punishment. That was a constant up until college, when I double majored, took over 18 credits almost every semester, worked part time, studied abroad, and graduated early. All my fun reading…
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October Goals
September felt kind of long! I wasn’t wishing it away or anything, it just felt like I got a lot done. We also had a couple busy weeks of hosting. It was really great to host people in the new house, and to have an actual guest bedroom in which to host them. Chrystina came…
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Loving // September 2016
A list of things I’m loving, September, 2016: A honey tobacco soy candle (similar) I picked up after showing an impressive level of restraint at the West Elm outlet store here in Lancaster. The furniture was all 40% off, but they don’t allow returns, so I was proud of myself for not walking out of the…
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Make Your Own Scene
I’ve really been thinking about Austin Kleon’s post, Find a New City, which I also included in the last Lunchtime Reads link roundup. In it, he references Patti Smith saying that New York has priced itself out of being an option for young, creative people who want to do something weird and potentially not lucrative.…
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Coasting Along: A Pretty Coaster Roundup
One of my small goals for August was to find and buy some pretty coasters. Somehow, I’ve gotten to be almost 30 years old having never owned a coaster. I was pretty sure which ones I would buy last month, but that didn’t stop me from going on a cute coaster hunt, just to be…